Bedding Assembly

ABSTRACT

A bedding assembly includes a band member and a sheet member. The sheet member is adapted to engage upon a mattress, wherein the mattress comprises a sidewall. The band member is adapted to encircle the sidewall of the mattress. The band member comprises an inner face engaging the sidewall of the mattress and an opposite outer face. The band member further comprises a plurality of first fastening devices disposed on the outer face of the band member. The sheet member comprises a plurality of first complementary fastening devices adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices of the band member.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of bedding. More specifically, the present invention is a bedding assembly to facilitate bed making.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Conventional bed sheets are well known, which are sized and fashioned to be tucked under a bed mattress. Alternatively, they can be fashioned as a fitted sheet to snuggly fit and be retained to a bed mattress using a plurality of corner pockets that engage corresponding corners on the mattress. In another approach, the sheet can include elastic material at the corners, which are looped over the corners of the mattress to hold the sheet in place on the mattress.

Several drawbacks are associated with the existing bed sheets. For example, it is difficult to hold the conventional bed sheets in place, resulting in uneven and uncomfortable bedding area. Also, the sheets can be easily pulled out from under the mattress by the user. Moreover, changing the bed sheets is cumbersome and time-consuming.

Therefore, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a bedding assembly which overcomes the problems set forth above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention discloses a bedding assembly. The bedding assembly comprises a band member and a sheet member. The sheet member is adapted to engage upon a mattress, wherein the mattress comprises a sidewall. The band member is adapted to encircle the sidewall of the mattress. The band member comprises an inner face engaging the sidewall of the mattress and an opposite outer face. The band member further comprises a plurality of first fastening devices disposed on the outer face of the band member. The sheet member comprises a plurality of first complementary fastening devices adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices of the band member.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not necessarily restrictive of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. They are meant to be exemplary illustrations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the dimensions of the components of the present invention, independently and in relation to each other can be different. It should be noted that the drawings are schematic and not necessarily drawn to scale. Some drawings are enlarged or reduced to improve drawing legibility.

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a band member of the present invention.

FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of a sheet member of the present invention.

FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view of the present invention in assembled state.

FIG. 4 depicts a close-up view of the attachment mechanism of the present invention, taken from the area A in FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5 depicts an exploded view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 depicts an exploded view of another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION

As a preliminary matter, it will readily be understood by one having ordinary skill in the relevant art that the present disclosure has broad utility and application. As should be understood, any embodiment may incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed aspects of the disclosure and may further incorporate only one or a plurality of the above-disclosed features. Furthermore, any embodiment discussed and identified as being “preferred” is considered to be part of a best mode contemplated for carrying out the embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments also may be discussed for additional illustrative purposes in providing a full and enabling disclosure. Moreover, many embodiments, such as adaptations, variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, will be implicitly disclosed by the embodiments described herein and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

Accordingly, while embodiments are described herein in detail in relation to one or more embodiments, it is to be understood that this disclosure is illustrative and exemplary of the present disclosure and is made merely for the purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure. The detailed disclosure herein of one or more embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the scope of patent protection afforded in any claim of a patent issuing here from, which scope is to be defined by the claims and the equivalents thereof. It is not intended that the scope of patent protection be defined by reading into any claim a limitation found herein that does not explicitly appear in the claim itself. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of patent protection is to be defined by the issued claim(s) rather than the description set forth herein.

Additionally, it is important to note that each term used herein refers to that which an ordinary artisan would understand such term to mean based on the contextual use of such term herein. When not explicitly defined herein, to the extent that the meaning of a term used herein—as understood by the ordinary artisan based on the contextual use of such term—differs in any way from any particular dictionary definition of such term, it is intended that the meaning of the term as understood by the ordinary artisan should prevail.

Furthermore, it is important to note that, as used herein, “a” and “an” each generally denotes “at least one,” but does not exclude a plurality unless the contextual use dictates otherwise. When used herein to join a list of items, “or” denotes “at least one of the items,” but does not exclude a plurality of items of the list. Finally, when used herein to join a list of items, “and” denotes “all of the items of the list.”

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar elements. While many embodiments of the disclosure may be described, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. For example, substitutions, additions, or modifications may be made to the elements illustrated in the drawings, and the methods described herein may be modified by substituting, reordering, or adding stages to the disclosed methods. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosure. Instead, the proper scope of the disclosure is defined by the appended claims. The present disclosure contains headers. It should be understood that these headers are used as references and are not to be construed as limiting upon the subject matter disclosed under the header.

Other technical advantages may become readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art after review of the following figures and description. It should be understood at the outset that, although exemplary embodiments are illustrated in the figures and described below, the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or not. The present disclosure should in no way be limited to the exemplary implementations and techniques illustrated in the drawings and described below.

Unless otherwise indicated, the drawings are intended to be read together with the specification and are to be considered a portion of the entire written description of this invention. As used in the following description, the terms “horizontal”, “vertical”, “left”, “right”, “up”, “down” and the like, as well as adjectival and adverbial derivatives thereof (e.g., “horizontally”, “rightwardly”, “upwardly”, “radially”, etc.), simply refer to the orientation of the illustrated structure as the particular drawing figure faces the reader. Similarly, the terms “inwardly,” “outwardly” and “radially” generally refer to the orientation of a surface relative to its axis of elongation, or axis of rotation, as appropriate. As used herein, the term “proximate” refers to positions that are situated close/near in relationship to a structure. As used in the following description, the term “distal” refers to positions that are situated away from positions.

The present disclosure includes many aspects and features. Moreover, while many aspects and features relate to, and are described in the context of a bedding assembly, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to use only in this context.

The present invention is a bedding assembly that facilitates applying bed sheets to mattresses. It is an aim of the present invention to provide a bedding assembly that allows quick and easy placement and securement of the bed sheets. It is another aim of the present invention to provide a tight, neat, and wrinkle free fitting of the bed sheets about the mattress of the bed. It is yet another aim of the present invention to

Referring now to the figures of the present disclosure. The bedding assembly of the present invention comprises a band member 100 and a sheet member 200.

The band member 100 is configured to secure the sheet member 200 on a mattress 400. The mattress 400 may comprise a sidewall 402. The sidewall 402 may extend from a top surface to a bottom surface of the mattress 400. It should be noted that the band member 100 can be of any shape, size, material, features, type or kind, orientation, location, quantity, components, and arrangements of components that would allow the present invention to fulfill the objectives and intents of the present invention. In one embodiment, the band member 100 may be adapted to encircle the sidewall 402 of the mattress 400. The band member 100 comprises an outer face 102 and an opposite inner face 103. The inner face 103 engages the sidewall 402 of the mattress 400 when the band member 100 encircles the sidewall 402 of the mattress 400. Further, the band member 100 may comprise a plurality of first fastening devices 120 which is disposed on the outer face 102 of the band member 100. In a preferred embodiment, the band member 100 is an elastic band member. Preferably, the plurality of first fastening devices 120 is spaced longitudinally along band member 100.

In one embodiment, the band member 100 forms opposing side panels, i.e., a first side panel 112 and a second side panel 114, when encircling the sidewall 402 of the mattress 400. Preferably, the first side panel 112 and second side panel 114 are longitudinal side panels. Each of the first side panel 112 and second side panel 114 may comprise at least one first fastening device disposed thereon. Preferably, the at least one first fastening device on each of the first side panel 112 and second side panel 114 may be spaced apart evenly. In a preferred embodiment, the number of the first fastening device on each of the first side panel 112 and second side panel 114 may be three, as illustrated in FIG. 1 . Further, the band member 100 may also form opposing end panels, i.e., a first end panel 116 and a second end panel 118, when encircling the sidewall 402 of the mattress 400. Preferably, the first end panel 116 and second end panel 118 are transverse panels. Each of the first end panel 116 and second end panel 118 may comprise at least one first fastening device disposed thereon. Preferably, the at least one first fastening device on each of the first end panel 116 and second end panel 118 may be spaced apart evenly. In a preferred embodiment, the number of the first fastening device on each of the first end panel 116 and second end panel 118 may be three, as illustrated in FIG. 1 .

The sheet member 200 is configured to engage upon the mattress. It should be noted that the sheet member 200 can be of any shape, size, material, features, type or kind, orientation, location, quantity, components, and arrangements of components that would allow the present invention to fulfill the objectives and intents of the present invention. In a preferred embodiment, the sheet member 200 comprises a plurality of first complementary fastening devices 220 that is adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices 120 of the band member 100. Preferably, the sheet member 200 forms opposing side panels, i.e., a first side panel 202 and a second side panel 204, when engaging the mattress 400. Each of the first side panel 202 and second side panel 204 may comprise at least one first complementary fastening device disposed thereon. Preferably, the at least one first complementary fastening device on each of the first side panel 202 and second side panel 204 may be spaced apart evenly. In a preferred embodiment, the number of the first complementary fastening device on each of the first side panel 202 and second side panel 204 may be three, as illustrated in FIG. 2 . Further, the sheet member 200 may also form opposing end panels, i.e., a first end panel 206 and a second end panel 208, when engaging the mattress 400. Each of the first end panel 206 and second end panel 208 may comprise at least one first complementary fastening device disposed thereon. Preferably, the at least one first complementary fastening device on each of the first end panel 206 and second end panel 208 may be spaced apart evenly. In a preferred embodiment, the number of the first complementary fastening device on each of the first end panel 206 and second end panel 208 may be three, as illustrated in FIG. 2 . In a further preferred embodiment, the plurality of first fastening devices is buttons, and the plurality of first complementary fastening devices is slit openings that allow the buttons to pass through. It should be noted that any other suitable attachment mechanisms can also be used, such as snap buttons, hook and loop fasteners, etc.

In one embodiment, the sheet member 200 may comprise a first sheet member 200 a and a second sheet member 200 b, as shown in FIG. 6 . The first sheet member 200 a may be placed atop the second sheet member 200 b. Further, the first sheet member 200 a may be identical to the second sheet member 200 b in terms of configuration, and both can be attached to the band member 100 in the manner stated above.

The present invention may further comprise a skirt member 300 that also attaches to the band member 100. In order to attach to the band member 100, the skirt member 300 may comprise a plurality of second complementary fastening devices 330. In one embodiment, the plurality of second complementary fastening devices 330 is configured to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices 120 of the band member 100. In another embodiment, the band member 100 further comprises a plurality of second fastening devices 130 disposed on the inner face 103 of the band member 100, and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices 330 of the skirt member 300 is configured to attach to the plurality of second fastening devices 130 of the band member 100.

In one embodiment, the skirt member 300 forms opposing side panels, i.e., a first side panel 303 and a second side panel, and opposing end panels, i.e., a first end panel 306 and a second end panel 308, when engaging the mattress 400. Each of the first side panel 303, the second side panel, the first end panel 306, and the second end panel 308 of the skirt member 300 may comprise at least one second complementary fastening device. The at least one second complementary fastening device on each of the first side panel 303, the second side panel, the first end panel 306, and the second end panel 308 of the skirt member 300 may be spaced apart evenly. In a preferred embodiment, the number of the second complementary fastening device on each of the first side panel 303, the second side panel, the first end panel 306, and the second end panel 308 of the skirt member 300 may be three. In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of second fastening devices 130 is buttons and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices 330 is slit openings that allow the buttons to pass through.

It is envisioned that the sizes of the components forming the present invention such as the band member 100, the sheet member 200, and/or the skirt member 300 can vary based on design requirements.

Although the disclosure has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A bedding assembly comprising: a band member; a sheet member; the sheet member being adapted to engage upon a mattress; the mattress comprising a sidewall; the band member being adapted to encircle the sidewall of the mattress; the band member comprising an inner face engaging the sidewall of the mattress and an opposite outer face; the band member further comprising a plurality of first fastening devices; the plurality of first fastening devices being disposed on the outer face of the band member; the sheet member comprising a plurality of first complementary fastening devices; and the plurality of first complementary fastening devices being adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices of the band member.
 2. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the band member is an elastic band member.
 3. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of first fastening devices is spaced longitudinally along the band member.
 4. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: the band member forming opposing side panels when encircling the sidewall of the mattress; the sheet member forming opposing side panels when engaging the mattress; and at least one first fastening device being disposed on each of the side panels of the band member; each of the side panels of the sheet member comprising at least one first complementary fastening devices.
 5. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 4, further comprising: the band member forming opposing end panels when encircling the sidewall of the mattress; the sheet member forming opposing end panels when engaging the mattress; at least one first fastening device being disposed on each of the end panels of the band member; and each of the end panels of the sheet member comprising at least one first complementary fastening devices.
 6. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the plurality of first fastening devices is buttons, and the plurality of first complementary fastening devices is slit openings.
 7. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: a skirt member; the skirt member comprising a plurality of second complementary fastening devices; and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices being adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices of the band member.
 8. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: a skirt member; the band member further comprising a plurality of second fastening devices; the plurality of second fastening devices being disposed on the outer face of the band member; the skirt member comprising a plurality of second complementary fastening devices; and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices being adapted to attach to the plurality of second fastening devices of the band member.
 9. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 8, further comprising: the skirt member forming opposing side panels and opposing end panels when encircling the mattress; and each of the side panels and end panels of the skirt member comprising at least one second complementary fastening device.
 10. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of second fastening devices is buttons, and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices is slit openings.
 11. A bedding assembly comprising: a band member; a first sheet member; a second sheet member; the first sheet member and the second sheet member being adapted to engage upon a mattress; the mattress comprising a sidewall; the band member being adapted to encircle the sidewall of the mattress; the band member comprising an inner face engaging the sidewall of the mattress and an opposite outer face; the band member further comprising a plurality of first fastening devices; the plurality of first fastening devices being disposed on the outer face of the band member; each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member comprising a plurality of first complementary fastening devices; and the plurality of first complementary fastening devices being adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices of the band member.
 12. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the band member is an elastic band member.
 13. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 12, wherein the plurality of first fastening devices is spaced longitudinally along the band member.
 14. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 12, further comprising: the band member forming opposing side panels when encircling the sidewall of the mattress; each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member forming opposing side panels when engaging the mattress; at least one first fastening device being disposed on each of the side panels of the band member; and each of the side panels of the first sheet member and the second sheet member comprising at least one first complementary fastening devices.
 15. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 14, further comprising: the band member forming opposing end panels when encircling the sidewall of the mattress; each of the first sheet member and the second sheet member forming opposing end panels when engaging the mattress; at least one first fastening device being disposed on each of the end panels of the band member; and each of the end panels of the first sheet member and the second sheet member comprising at least one first complementary fastening devices.
 16. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of first fastening devices is buttons, and the plurality of first complementary fastening devices is slit openings.
 17. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 12, further comprising: a skirt member; the skirt member comprising a plurality of second complementary fastening devices; and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices being adapted to attach to the plurality of first fastening devices of the band member.
 18. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 12, further comprising: a skirt member; the band member further comprising a plurality of second fastening devices; the plurality of second fastening devices being disposed on the outer face of the band member; the skirt member comprising a plurality of second complementary fastening devices; and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices being adapted to attach to the plurality of second fastening devices of the band member.
 19. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 18, further comprising: the skirt member forming opposing side panels and opposing end panels when encircling the mattress; and each of the side panels and end panels of the skirt member comprising at least one second complementary fastening device.
 20. The bedding assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein the plurality of second fastening devices is buttons, and the plurality of second complementary fastening devices is slit openings. 